Barometer vendor on APM board
Hello
Who is the vendor that produces the Barometer on the APM board?
I need to know some information about the breathability of the device, in order for my winterizing not to impede its operation.
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Level Tool on Copter Arms
I am using the level-tool on the copter arms i.e. the hollow metallic arms that makes the x.
One is perfectly leveled, and the other is off (not seen by unaided eye, detected only thru the level-tool).
I am wondering if the software that stabilizes th
Read more…GPS accuracy
In mission planner I see the copter in our farm some 10 to 20 meters misplaced on google earth.
Is this a software issue or GPS accuracy.
Also it seems the orientation of the copter is off by good 30 degrees
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Read more…ALT_HOLD lift off
Could I use ALT-HOLD for under 10m lift offs i.e. place the copter on the ground and push the throttle stick up.
If not what mode can I use to assist in such lift-off.
I see in many video of ArduCopter people do clean vertical lift-offs indoors. When I
Read more…DX8 Spektrum: Flight Modes
From http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_ModeSwitch
"You can control the various ArduCopter flight modes with your RC transmitter's three-position toggle switch on Channel 5."
Is this THREE-POSITION toggle switch the upper left hand-side F MOD
Read more…What applications use Sonar?
In the current code the sonar is used for what features of the flight?
Also is loiter entirely GPS based? Does it use Sonar?
Read more…Simple vertical lift off
Hello
Ok now that I am out of the abyss of ESC calibration:
Could someone let me know how to make very very simple vertical lift offs, and other simple missions.
The simpler the better. I got sonar and GPS, would appreciate to learn from the gurus her
Read more…MOTORS option at setup does not work
I need to check my motors in Mission Planner's Terminal/Setup. Most options work but the motors option just hangs.
Do I need to plug the quad battery?
Three of my motors just beep, though I a sure they are clibrated correctly and my RC arms the motors
Read more…Motor beeps at take off
Hello
I am testing the arducopter for the first flight and all is well with arming the motors with Dx8 and seemed to be ok.
However all of a sudden in one of the trials three of the motors started beeping as soon as the quad batteries plugged.
One motor
Read more…uneven power loss to motors
Hello
I throttle the motors and after a few trials, suddenly the throttle lost steam and the power to motors diminished and some stop.
Is this the sign of low quad lipo battery?
And if so, why the power loss is uneven.
Dara
Read more…Terminal problems in Mission Planner
1. Why do I get the bad characters? Is there a terminal setup problem? Do I need to setup the terminal type e.g. vt100 and so on like the old days?
2. Also the 'MOTORS' hangs and does nothing in 'setup'. I was using this to check my motors since I can
Read more…Arducopter code and tools
Hello
Is this the code repository:
http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot-mega/ meaning:
http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot-mega/downloads/detail?name=ArduPlane%202.26.zip
And which compiler is used (and if any debuggers?)
Dara
Read more…ESC Calibration: Beeps
From the documentation: http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_ESC
4.You will hear a series of beeps. Now drop the throttle to full down. You will hear a different series of beeps. You may now disconnect your LiPo. Your ESC is calibrated.
I thin
Read more…ESC Calibration: esc command not found in SETUP
Hello
http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_ESC?wl=pt-BR
1) Auto ESC calibration
This method works once you have all the ESCs connected to the power distribution board and have connected all your RC cables as instructed earlier in the manual.
Fo
Read more…ESC Calibration: NEW stuff
I am trying to avoid confusion with the older post:
From this link but there is no mention of the initial conditions i.e. the 4-wire power cable and CLI switch:
http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_ESC
Optional: In-field ESC calibration
This met
Read more…DX8 trouble
I am turning on the RC for the first time:
1. Loaded the code and got the gps running and all is well.
2. I turn on the DX8 and get THROTTLE HIGH FLAPS MIDPOSITION which is the same error whether the APM board is on or off.
I read this:
We've also had r
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